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Preschoolers PROCESS their THINKING




Preschoolers started Tuning in with the new unit on How The World Works. They have unlocked the Central Idea "All Living Things go through a process of change."  and identified the words to gain a deeper understanding on the unit. 

Words they came up with for our Chalk Talk Activity
Living Things: with heart | breathe | needs air and water | grow | move | needs love |
Process: goes round and round | first and then...
Change: .. from one thing to another

Using the Think, Puzzle, Explore sheet they have discussed in small groups about the different animals. They wrote down their thinking and things that puzzle them. 


 



Together as a class, we looked at the animals and sorted them according to animal groups. It was an interesting discussion and Preschoolers have proven how they have developed on becoming THINKERS and INQUIRERS.



 

ART INTEGRATION TO UOI
Preschoolers explored PATTERNS inspired by Kandinsky Concentric Circles.

Kandinsky Circles

They explored different art materials to practice making the concentric circles patterns.


Papers.

 
Colored markers.

 
Colored pencils.

Water color.

We will continue with the Art Unit on Patterns over the next few weeks. Preschoolers will also start FINDING OUT more about the unit. 

 

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  1. Darya22 January 2021 at 19:47

    Thank you, Ms.Faye, for sharing the key vocabulary for the Unit! Very useful 👍 we will wait for any new words.

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